I would feel a billion times better if we found out today that Talib, Freeney, and Volmer had signed. Only a true vertical threat is all I would.really want at that point._________________A sunny disposition is worth more than fortune. Young people should know that it can be cultivated; that the mind like the body can be moved from the shade into sunshine. Thine own reproach alone do fear

I would feel a billion times better if we found out today that Talib, Freeney, and Volmer had signed. Only a true vertical threat is all I would.really want at that point.

theyre signing vollmer or starting caliber free agent corner and one of freeney or abraham in the coming days as soon as they resolve the debate between b.lloyd restructuring (possibly) or being cut to sign emmanuel sanders, as well as probably securing some type of deal for ryan mallet in the background somewhere, because if they can get a 1st round talented DT like phil taylor in exchange or their 2011 3rd round pick? that resolves a draft need imo. Or, if the pats sign sanders and lose a third, and also do not work out a trade for p.taylor, the pats will have to know what they can get for mallett in terms of draft picks because that's a huge factor in all of this money throwing around and draft pick swapping that will potentially be commencing shortly

I would feel a billion times better if we found out today that Talib, Freeney, and Volmer had signed. Only a true vertical threat is all I would.really want at that point.

theyre signing vollmer or starting caliber free agent corner and one of freeney or abraham in the coming days as soon as they resolve the debate between b.lloyd restructuring (possibly) or being cut to sign emmanuel sanders, as well as probably securing some type of deal for ryan mallet in the background somewhere, because if they can get a 1st round talented DT like phil taylor in exchange or their 2011 3rd round pick? that resolves a draft need imo. Or, if the pats sign sanders and lose a third, and also do not work out a trade for p.taylor, the pats will have to know what they can get for mallett in terms of draft picks because that's a huge factor in all of this money throwing around and draft pick swapping that will potentially be commencing shortly

and of course as I just said that... talib signs on for just one more year! partay this weekend!

He had one of the best combines for a DB, he had an amazing Senior Bowl week, and has two brothers in the NFL. All the reports I've read on him say that UW left him on an island and he did fantastic. I've watched 4 games of him on youtube and was impressed, he plays the ball in the air and almost always has tight coverage. He could be Talib's replacement next year.

He had one of the best combines for a DB, he had an amazing Senior Bowl week, and has two brothers in the NFL. All the reports I've read on him say that UW left him on an island and he did fantastic. I've watched 4 games of him on youtube and was impressed, he plays the ball in the air and almost always has tight coverage. He could be Talib's replacement next year.

1. the combine is a test of vitals, not football players

2. senior bowl is merely one week of practice, you are going to invest so much more than you otherwise would based on one week of practice in a different environment? im not, no thanks, that's way too much weight given to a pre-draft scouting event that doesn't even correlate to elite or even average nfl production.

3. his ancestry means little to nothing. desmond trufant is his own person and will prove his worth based on his play, not the reputation of the relatives before him. the "NFL ties" players sometimes have leading up to the draft are storyline's; next to nothing else

4. all colleges with really athletic and semi competent football players, if they have one on a given year, will leave that guy on an island. i dont see any of these island cornerbacks in college retaining close to the same role at any points in their nfl career nor finding the success rate the statistics may have shown in collegiate games against 18-22 year olds; in essence kids, (i.e. unprofessional athletes).

You've basically discredited every metric I could use other than sitting in the stands with a clipboard taking notes on the guy. What's wrong with watching his games on youtube? There is a ton of video on the guy, about 10 whole games worth of every play he's involved in.

thats subjective then, and i disagree with your personal assessments of desmond trufant. he doesn't do it for me on tape the way he does for you. there isn't necessarily going to be a single "good player" taken at any given position in the draft process. a lot these situations don't work out for people involved in management, coaching, advertisement, and playing. the nfl draft is a crapshoot, nothing is guaranteed. not even a single good player in a draft even! in other words, there doesn't have to be a good corner to come out of the draft this year... kind of getting a little too deep now but the point remains the same

also, you could use whatever your imagination creates. think harder...

We should look at Grimes if the money is right. Otherwise I say we pray, pray, pray that Desmond Trufant falls to us. That dude is legit and will be the best CB out of this draft.

Probably the best athlete at the position, anyway.

even that is highly debatable. im not convinced by trufant in anyway, seems like a bonafide backup in the nfl, never worth the investment as a starter at corner imo

i should not have said "never". i mean to say i really dont think trufant is a first round grade prospect and at the earliest should be taken sometime in the early-mid second round, however that said, he's most likely going to be picked in the first somewhere before the patriots at 29 and i dont think he'll pan out with that team as a full time starting corner